Marvin Hesse 1926~2008

HESSE, WOLFE, GOODELL, WARE

Posted By: Mary Lanigan (email)
Date: 3/23/2008 at 07:40:12

Marvin Hesse
Courtesy of the Ottumwa Courier

BLOOMFIELD — Marvin F. Hesse, 81, of Bloomfield died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.

He was born July 5, 1926 at Camanche, Iowa to Frederick and Martha Wolfe Hesse. He married Mildred Goodell Nov. 27. 1946 at Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa.

He grew up in the Dixon, Iowa area, served in the U.S. Navy as a baker during World War II, worked for Aluminum Co. of America in Bettendorf, moved to a farm in rural Selma, Davis County in 1950 and retired to Bloomfield in 1996. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Douds and John Hyson Reneker Post No. 494, American Legion, Douds.Marvin shared fresh bread with friends and neighbors until his last illness. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, wrote poems, several of which had been published, and was known and appreciated for his friendly manner, good humor and ready wit.

Surviving are his wife, two sons, Ronald and Marlin Hesse, both of Ottumwa, a daughter Linda Ware and husband, John of Bloomfield, six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Fred, Clifford and Morton and six sisters: Florence, Norma, Evelyn, Marjorie, Carma and Irma.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday March 26, 2008 at Pedrick Funeral Home, Douds with Pastor David Albert officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Davis County with military rites by John Hyson Reneker Post.Visitation will open at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with family present 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 614 North Washington, Ave., Bloomfield, Iowa 52537.